Art Director

Art Director

 

Position Overview

Join our small-but-mighty Marketing Team as our Art Director, where creativity meets leadership at the vibrant intersection of design and brand strategy.

Collaborating closely with the Director of Brand Creative and our dynamic Marketing Team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping new marketing materials and initiatives.

Leading a talented trio of graphic designers, you'll dive deep into daily production while steering collaborative efforts to elevate the Management Concepts brand.

We seek a visionary who embraces the hands-on aspects of creative and administrative work, offers insightful artistic direction, excels in the digital realm, and possesses the innovative flair to infuse our brand with vitality and distinction.

This is a hybrid role.

We would prefer that our candidates be local to the Washington DC Metro area, as we come into the office once a week – and occasionally more.

We will consider candidates from outside the DC Metro – with the understanding that office attendance once a quarter is mandatory.

Position Details

In the dynamic role of Art Director, you'll lead a trio of graphic designers, steering innovative projects and daily design endeavors with flair and precision.

Your mission: to nurture their creative prowess and professional growth, transforming visions into captivating design solutions for physical and online assets that resonate across our organization.

You'll be one of the architects of our visual identity, crafting new brand guidelines, supporting our Learning Development team on product look and feel, and ensuring our image remains pristine in all arenas.

Your collaborative genius will shine as you partner with digital, events, and content teams, creating marketing and advertising magic.

When projects demand, your leadership extends to managing freelance talent, ensuring our vision and standards are impeccably maintained.

Your strategic mind will also lead the charge in selecting and optimizing creative tools and platforms, streamlining our processes for peak efficiency.

Organization is your forte, overseeing the systematic arrangement and enhancement of our creative assets.

Your ability to craft compelling narratives will be instrumental in developing presentations and templates that inspire and inform our corporate and senior leadership.

Upholding our company's ethos, security protocols, and safety standards, you'll represent us with professionalism in every interaction and communication.

Embracing a variety of responsibilities as they arise, you're ready to propel our brand forward under the guidance of your manager.

Responsibilities and Duties:

·       Manages a team of three graphic designers to develop both innovative and creative design solutions for the organization, as well as daily “churn and burn” work responsibilities

·       Trains and develops those designers to be their best professional selves via the cultivation of their creative ...